Suburb report · NSW 2640
Thurgoona
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Population
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Thurgoona suburb profile
Who lives in Thurgoona
Thurgoona is a regional centre 455km from the Sydney CBD. Thurgoona is home to 12,856 people, a scale matched by fewer than 12% of New South Wales suburbs. Among the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, it ranks 34 by population. The median age is 34, younger than 86% of New South Wales suburbs, where the median suburb sits at 40. Against the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD, it is older than 65 and younger than 669. That is 6 years younger than the average of 40 in the other suburb of the Albury-East statistical area.
Income and home ownership
Households earn a median $111,300 a year, higher than 56% of New South Wales suburbs. That is 29.6% above the average of $85,900 in the other suburb of the Albury-East statistical area. On household income it ranks 197 of 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD. Tenure is balanced for New South Wales: 74.3% owner-occupied and 25.7% renting. 397 of the 763 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD have a higher ownership share. That is 10.1 points above the 64.2% ownership share in the other suburb of the Albury-East statistical area.
Household mix
The 2021 Census counted 3,772 occupied private dwellings in Thurgoona, one of the larger housing stocks in New South Wales. Families with children are the largest household type at 51.1%, ahead of couples without children at 28.4% and people living alone at 17.2%. On the share of families with children it ranks 188 of 761 New South Wales suburbs and towns more than 40km from the Sydney CBD. The 17.2% share of people living alone sits below most of New South Wales, at the 28th percentile. At 28.4%, couples without children are more common here than in 64% of New South Wales suburbs. Families with children are 51.1% of households in Thurgoona and 34.4% across the rest of the Albury-East statistical area.
Housing supply
Approvals have fallen sharply: 159 new dwellings were approved across the Albury-East statistical area in the year to June 2025, against its 2020 to 2024 average of 280 a year. Supply figures here are for the Albury-East statistical area, home to 20,822 residents in 2025, which takes in Thurgoona and neighbouring suburbs. Per head of population the pipeline is deep: 7.6 approvals per 1,000 residents of that area against 3 for the median New South Wales area. The busiest year for approvals since 2020 was 2021, with 364, and the quietest was 2025, with 159.
Population trend
The population of the Albury-East statistical area surged 20.3% from 2020 to 2025, against 5.9% for New South Wales as a whole. Over those 5 years a typical New South Wales statistical area added 2.5%, putting this area 17.8 points ahead. That rate is faster than 95% of New South Wales statistical areas. Year by year, the change ran from 2.9% in 2025 to 4.4% in 2024.
Against its neighbours
Of the suburbs profiled in the region listed below, Lavington differs most on the share of people living alone: 37% there against 17.2% in Thurgoona. Griffith is the closest match on the median age, at 36 against 34. Young sits 228km away, with a median household income of $64,700 against $111,300 here.
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ABS Data by Region to 2025, on ABS Census 2021 suburb baselineHousehold Mix Census 2021
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This report is market intelligence prepared by Chase Wealth Australia for general information only. Figures are statistical estimates for the suburb, not valuations of any individual property, and do not constitute financial or credit advice. Consider your circumstances and seek professional advice before acting. Demographic figures are sourced from the Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census 2021 (licensed CC BY 4.0) where available.